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Eggshell   /ˈɛgʃˌɛl/   Listen
Eggshell

noun
1.
The exterior covering of a bird's egg.  Synonym: shell.






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"Eggshell" Quotes from Famous Books



... on, with an angry flush upon her face. Betto gently drew me into an adjoining bedroom, and, with a troubled face, implored me not to give way to angry feelings. 'Be gentle to her,' she said; 'poor thing, she's as frail as an eggshell. Wait till she is well, master, and then—I pray God may bring some light ...
— By Berwen Banks • Allen Raine

... with the rush of an infuriated beast. Even as the astonished Abou dropped his struggling burden to meet the attack of the unexpected deliverer, he was felled to the earth by a mighty blow from the rifle which his assailant swung swift and true. His skull was crushed as if it were an eggshell. ...
— The Man From Brodney's • George Barr McCutcheon



Words linked to "Eggshell" :   cover, covering, natural covering, eggs, shell, egg



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